Securing Paradise: Tourism and Militarism in Hawai’i and the Philippines - Rilegato

Gonzalez, Vernadette Vicuna

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ISBN 10: 0822353555 ISBN 13: 9780822353553

Casa editrice: Duke Univ Pr, 2013

Riassunto

In Securing Paradise, Vernadette Vicuńa Gonzalez shows how tourism and militarism have functioned together in Hawai`i and the Philippines, jointly empowering the United States to assert its geostrategic and economic interests in the Pacific. She does so by interpreting fiction, closely examining colonial and military construction projects, and delving into present-day tourist practices, spaces, and narratives. For instance, in both Hawai`i and the Philippines, U.S. military modes of mobility, control, and surveillance enable scenic tourist byways. Past and present U.S. military posts, such as the Clark and Subic Bases and the Pearl Harbor complex, have been reincarnated as destinations for tourists interested in World War II. The history of the U.S. military is foundational to tourist itineraries and imaginations in such sites. At the same time, U.S. military dominance is reinforced by the logics and practices of mobility and consumption underlying modern tourism. Working in tandem, militarism and tourism produce gendered structures of feeling and formations of knowledge. These become routinized into everyday life in Hawai`i and the Philippines, inculcating U.S. imperialism in the Pacific.

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L'autore:

Vernadette Vicuńa Gonzalez is Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Duke Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0822353555
• ISBN 13: 9780822353553
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 284